The Film Daily (1929)

THE 16 -z&>* DAILY . Sunday, September 22, 1929 Week's Headlines Monday Fox Buys 27 Consolidated houses in Rocky Mountain territory. All-European fight between Klangfilm-Tobi and Western Electric in offing. Western Electric files patent infringement suit against General Talking Pictures. Tuesday General Talking welcomes Western Electric patent suit, says R. F. Woodhull. Musicians strike at Skouras-Warner house in St. Louis. Famotn Player Canadian control to remain in Canadian hands, asserts I. W. Killam Nineteen key cities represented at Chicago conferences whxh forms independent organization to acquire pictures for world distribution. Wednesday "Little fellow" to be chief topic of discussion at M. P. T. O. A. Memphis convention, Oct. 29-31. General Talking to demand speedy trial of Western Electric patent litigation. Grandeur pictures gives first public showing by Fox. St. Louis houses stand pat in Musicians' strike. Warner reports nine months' profit of $11, 957.760. Thursday N. L. Nathanson resigns as managing director of Canadian Famous in row over sale of company. General Theaters Equipment plans largescale production of Grandeur apparatus. Friday Accord ends Franco-American dispute over 3 to 1 quota. New orgaivzation of independent exchanges begins operation in 24 key cities. Today Wild reports follow Nathanson resignation. Tariff increase to solve French tangle. RCA-Photophone to fulfill all $2,995 contracts. Nathanson Denies He Will Develop New Circuit (Continued from Page 1) tablishment of a Fox chain in Canada and other British countries, but this is denied by Nathanson, who states he is definitely out of the picture business and has other interests to engage his attention. He is remaining in Canada. Canadian Famous owns one-half of RKO of Canada, Ltd., and another angle has developed, with an RKO official hastening here to be on the ground. AMPA Starts 14th Year As Klein Takes Office The AMPA marked the opening of its fourteenth year with the initiation of its new president, Edward L. Klein, at a meeting at the Hotel Paramount. George Harvey, retiring president, received a walking stick Joseph Rivkin and George Bilson received first and second award for securing the most members in the recent membership drive. M. P. Club Names Team For Fall Golf Tourney (Continued from Pane 1) Plains, the M. P. Club of New York has chosen its team for the match. Tom Moore, Chris Dumphy, Ed Curtis, Arthur W. Stebbins, William Rabell and Eddie Eschmann are members named to represent the M. P. Club. RCA TO DELIVER DESPITE PRICE CHANGEJBEL SAYS (Continued from Page 1) revised schedule of prices on thi? equipment will be ready in a few days, he says. The price was changed when it was found that installationof the equipment, designed for houses up to 500 seats, at $2,995 would entail a loss to RCA-Photophone. Accordingly, it was decided with Allied States Ass'n, that the price should be $2,995 plus installation, where Simplex projectors are used, and $3,250 plus installation for Power's machines. Myers Acknowledges RCAPhotophone's Fairness Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Acknowledgment of the fairness of RCA-Photophone in agreeing to furnish for $2,995 Type G equipments already contracted for is made by Abram F. Myers, president of Allied States Ass'n. Monty Banks to Europe to Produce at London Monty Banks, comedian was married late yesterday noon to Gladys Frazin, stage and screen player, and both are en route to London on the France, where Monty will be featured in "The Compulsory Husbands" for British International Pictures. Later he plans to produce talkers in four languages in conjunction with another American company there. Accord in France (Continued from Page 13) they found they would go in the red if they agreed to buy one French film for each three American pictures imported. Today: The French settlement will take the form of an increased tariff, it may be stated with authority. The reason is that thi? arrangement is the only fair one, so that it is the only one American firms will accept Accordingly, a commission will be named to decide upon the rate of duty to be imposed. Meanwhile, the American firms will wait until formal ratification of the quota dispute truce before resuming activities in France. There are many wild reports going the rounds in Toronto, as the result of the Nathanson resignation but N. L. says he's through with the industry. In emphatically denying he may build up a Canadian chain for Fox Credit RCA-Phono phone with doing a very ethical thing in determining to supply for the original price quoted, the reproducers for houses up to 500 seats, even though the move means financial loss. That Fox move to merge all company enterprises seem set. In the West, the franchise meetings are continuing to win favor. Keeping everlastingly at it, seems to be garnering new proof every day. Presentations By HERBERT S. BERG, 1 RUSSIAN NUMBER STAGED SPLENDIDLY AT THE ROXY One of the best orchestra overtures the Roxy has had in a long time was "Orpheus," done on the usual grand and gorgeous scale, with Erno Rapee conducting. The big stage setting was in the Russian atmosphere, called "The Caucasian Fete." It was put over as a gorgeous carnival, with a three-ring circus effect and everything thrown in the way of color, and spectacular bits. The Roxyettes were much in evidence. The big effect was a Bacchanalian revel that was an eye-smash. A folk dance was contributed by Belle Flower, M. Valjanin, and Lloyd Brett. Youry Yourloff did a cossack solo. Patricia Bowman and Leonide Massine did a gypsy dance. There was a smash dance ensemble with 48 girls participating. There was a brief prolog to the feature, "The Black Watch," employing Beatrice Belkin and the male choir. The Lovat Pipe Band got over the atmosphere of the picture, and the prolog faded into the title. PIRATE ATMOSPHERE LENDS COLOR TO CAPITOL SHOW The overture at the Capitol was "Palestina," presented for the first time in America, with Yascha Bunchuk leading. It was a descriptive piece compiled by Bunchuk from ancient Hebrew melodies and folk songs. The presentation was quite elaborate, called "Shanghaied," getting over the pirate atmosphere with the deck of a pirate ship as the set. Walt Roesner and his band were very much in evidence throughout, and pepped the proceedings up with some catchy harmonizing. The specialties consisted of Dolores, Eddy and Douglas, Paul Howard, Edna Covey. Charles Bennington and his PegLeg Men, and the Chester Hale Buccaneers. The latter were a pleasing eyeful in their pirate costumes, and added dash to the finale with a ladder climbing bit that was a real novelty. The adagio team was a great hit, and Paul Howard did a neat comedy dance. The routine work of the Chester Hale Girls was away above the average. SHOW AT PARAMOUNT PUT OVER BY PETROFF The Paramount stage show "Painted Melodies," a Boris Petroff musical revue, was highly original, with the opening set showing a mythical kingdom. The idea was that of classical music as opposed to jazz, with Harry Savoy putting over the comedy as the king. Then Abe Lyman, heading his Californians. appears, and suggests that they go to Manhattan where he will show them something in the wax of melody. So the scene changes to a futuristic conception of New York with the staggered skyscrapers for background. The king accused Abe Lyman of stealing his classical masterpieces and converting them to jazz. Birdie Dean, contortionist, was the big hit, doing some class dancing that was a winner. Irene Taylor sang two numbers, one of them St. Louis Blues. Edwin Lewis was a pleasing tenor. Harry and Grace Masters, a clowning team, went strong, with the girl doing a nifty eccentric dance. The finale was very alluring, with a novelty idea in the modern manner of mergers, showing how the classical music was merged with the jazz The Dorothy Berke Girls did a nice futuristic dance, with novelty ancient armor costumes. M-G-M "Trackless Train" Closes World Tour (Continued from Page 1) was received at City Hall yesterday by Mayor Walker and then proceeded up Broadway under police escort. The train left New York in May. 1926, after a year's tour of the United States and Canada. It has been in almost every country of the globe. The trip was under the supervision of Edward Carrier. Luncheon For Dent M. A. Dent of British International was given a luncheon at the Astor following trade showing of "Blackmail" Friday at the Selwyn. In addition to Dent the speakers included E. A. Hammons and J. D. Williams. Installs New Equipment Oregon City, Ore. — New equipment has been installed bv the Liberty. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts i 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3S80